Sunday, June 17, 2007

Hun Sen back from begging mission in Japan

June 17, 2007
Cambodian PM returns after visit to Japan

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen returned Saturday from a visit to Japan, which was aimed to strengthen the relationship between the two countries.

At the Phnom Penh international airport upon the arrival of Hun Sen, Secretary of State of Cambodian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Long Visalo told reporters that it was the first official visit for Hun Sen to Japan, which was from June 13 to 16.

Long Visalo said that during the visit, Cambodia and Japan signed an agreement to protect Japanese investors in Cambodia, adding that groups of Japanese entrepreneurs, investors and government officials will visit Cambodia next month in order to find chances for investment.

So far, the loans and grants from Japan to Cambodia are worth about 1,177 million U.S. dollars, he said.

Japan will also provide scholarships for 1,000 Cambodian students in the next 5 years, he added.

Hun Sen also requested the Japanese government to help Cambodia with several projects, including the National Road No.2 from Phnom Penh to Takeo province, the water irrigation system for Vay Ko river which will benefit the people in Kompong Cham, Prey Veng and Svay Rieng provinces, the expanding of Sihanoukville sea port, the creation of special economic zone in Sihanoukville, the electricity network from Phnom Penh to Kompong Cham and Kratie province, the water clean system in Siem Reap province and the Neak Loung bridge, Long Visalo said.

Japanese experts will come to study and construct these projects soon, he added.

Japan has been Cambodia's largest donor country for years, but lags behind other countries in the fields of investment and trade.

Source: Xinhua

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

This is the 15th time that our beloved Samdech HUN SEN begged Japan for aid! ahahhahhahhaha! Is there any improvement in our Samdech HUN SEN performance this time? What about our dirt poor Cambodian people? Have Cambodian living of standard improved from Japan economic aid? ahahhahhahah!

Our beloved Samdech HUN SEN even proclaimed that Cambodian people are getting poorer and poorer and the richs CPP officials are getting richers(Samdech HUN SEN family and his CPP clan officials!)

So what is the point of begging Japan for more economic aid if Cambodian people are getting poorer and poorer?

Anonymous said...

Son of Farmer said,
What is Da point of begging Japan for more economic aid if Cambodian people are getting poorer and poorer?

When do our beloved loving Samdech Hun Sen and his CPP's parasits humanly begin to care and love for the dirt poorest Cambodian people?

He unashamedly continues to run circles around the donors, making the same repeating empty promises every year( fight the corruption and reduce the poverty).